Never would I have camped

Of all the things I have tried in Japan that I may not ever have tried if I lived in my home country, camping is the top of the list of things I am most grateful to have experienced. Camping became such a huge part of my family life in Japan, I even find it hard to believe that I may never have tried it if I weren't living in Japan. 

But looking at the evidence, there's a high chance that I may not have come to know the joy of camping if I had settled in Ireland. The reason I don't think I would have tried it in my home country is because the campsites in my home country are not safe. They have to have security guards on the campsites to deter would-be, thieves. And even with security guards on site, there are often reports of things going missing at campsites in Ireland. This is something that rarely happens in Japan.

It is such a shame, because on the flip side Ireland is a very safe country in terms of the natural world. There are no bears, no boars, no snakes... no dangerous animals of any kind. There are also no earthquakes, mountain fires, volcanoes or tsunami. Japan may have all of those things, but at least you know your wallet won't be stolen from your tent!

Have you camped in Japan? And had you camped in your home country before you came here?